If the Bible is the cornerstone of our church, then membership is the cement that holds us all together. Both Christ and Paul pointed us toward membership for our encouragement, our protection, and our instruction. We seek to carry out this vision through our five-step process by which to join Cross Cultured Church.

All prospective members must attend our Membership Matters class. The curriculum is composed of a two-and-quarter-hour class covering the following:

1. Church Life (60 min)
   1. Church Gatherings
   2. Church Membership
   3. Church Discipline
2. Cross Cultured Church (60 min)
   1. Our Church’s History
   2. Our Church’s Beliefs
   3. Our Church’s Practice

The class is offered from time to time. Contact us to find the next time the class opens up. Upon completion, those who attended the class are able but not obligated to sign up for a membership interview, the second step of the membership process.

If a prospective member has not been baptized, then they will have to attend a baptism class (45 minutes) in addition to the membership class and seek baptism.

In a 45-minute meeting, the prospective member meets with a pastor to provide basic biographical information and recount God’s converting work in his or her life. The prospective member would then sign the Congregational Affirmation of Faith and the  Church Covenant, and the application would go to the Elder Council.

At a regularly scheduled Elder Council meeting, the pastor who interviewed the prospective member will review the applicant’s testimony with the other elders. Upon receiving their collective approval, the candidate’s application proceeds to the next step: congregational approval.

During our once-a-quarter members meetings, each pastor who conducted an interview briefly describes how the applicants, who are desiring to be admitted to membership, have come to know the Lord. Questions are fielded, a vote is taken, and with a majority secured, candidates are approved for membership.

During a regular church service, the approved candidates are admitted into membership by a public covenant affirmation. The candidate and the church members covenant with one another to admit the candidate into membership.